mr. coffman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. coffman: i'm here today to ask my esteemed colleagues to stand with me in declaring, let our dreamers serve. let the young men and women who were brought here as children through no fault of their own, serve their country. let them serve the country that educated them let them serve the kibtry they love. their ability to serve benefits us all. it povidse an expanded pool of willing and capable applicants helping to uphold and even increase the rigorous standards to enlist in our military. the army recently tripled it pool of immigrant applicants and dreamers should be part of that pool. to those who claim that this is amnesty i have a simple message. as a marine corps combat veteran, i can assure you paris island ain't amnesty.

mr. coffman: good. one issue that i'm concerned about is the transition from active duty military into civilian life. on the enlisted side as an n.c.o. and also on the officer's side. but enlisted army n.c.o. officer marine corps. i had an easy time going from enlisted army to civilian life because i actually went to college under the g.i. bill. it was much tougher as a junior officer leaving the united states marine corps and going into civilian life. i wanted to be in business management but didn't have a business degree and had an in the army and marine corps infantry and i was so frustrated at one time instead of putting on my resume that i had been an infantry officer in the marine corps, i put down i was involved in international real estate specializing in the acquisition of beachfront property. that didn't work. i had to start my own business. coy do that because i was a young person, officer, i had more savings than had i been an enlisted person. what do you all envision being able to broaden o

mr. coffman: good. one issue that i'm concerned about is the transition from active duty military into civilian life. on the enlisted side as an n.c.o. and also on the officer's side. but enlisted army n.c.o. officer marine corps. i had an easy time going from enlisted army to civilian life because i actually went to college under the g.i. bill. it was much tougher as a junior officer leaving the united states marine corps and going into civilian life. i wanted to be in business management but didn't have a business degree and had an in the army and marine corps infantry and i was so frustrated at one time instead of putting on my resume that i had been an infantry officer in the marine corps, i put down i was involved in international real estate specializing in the acquisition of beachfront property. that didn't work. i had to start my own business. coy do that because i was a young person, officer, i had more savings than had i been an enlisted person. what do you all envision being able to broaden o

mr. coffman: good. one issue that i'm concerned about is the transition from active duty military into civilian life. on the enlisted side as an n.c.o. and also on the officer's side. but enlisted army n.c.o. officer marine corps. i had an easy time going from enlisted army to civilian life because i actually went to college under the g.i. bill. it was much tougher as a junior officer leaving the united states marine corps and going into civilian life. i wanted to be in business management but didn't have a business degree and had an in the army and marine corps infantry and i was so frustrated at one time instead of putting on my resume that i had been an infantry officer in the marine corps, i put down i was involved in international real estate specializing in the acquisition of beachfront property. that didn't work. i had to start my own business. coy do that because i was a young person, officer, i had more savings than had i been an enlisted person. what do you all envision being able to broaden o

mr. coffman. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. coffman: thank you, mr. chairman. i rise to oppose this amendment. in march of 2014, the director of national intelligence reported that 29% of detainees released from guantanamo bay have engaged or were suspected of resuming their roles as terrorists. those who remain in guantanamo are the quote, worst of the worst, unquote, so it is safe to presume that if released, an even higher percentage of them will remain a threat to our national security. i struggle to understand why we would close the fwauntaun moe pay bayh detention camp only to finance the incarceration of enemy combatants within the united states. the need for a place to detain enemy combatants unfortunately will not go away any time soon system of unquestionably, we need a facility like guantanamo. as we engage an enemy with no respect for borders, we must not move them to our maximum security prisons while the courts determine how we should legally proceed. for our nation's security, i implore you to vote no on this amendment. thank you, mr. c

mr. coffman. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. coffman: thank you, mr. chairman. i rise to oppose this amendment. in march of 2014, the director of national intelligence reported that 29% of detainees released from guantanamo bay have engaged or were suspected of resuming their roles as terrorists. those who remain in guantanamo are the quote, worst of the worst, unquote, so it is safe to presume that if released, an even higher percentage of them will remain a threat to our national security. i struggle to understand why we would close the fwauntaun moe pay bayh detention camp only to finance the incarceration of enemy combatants within the united states. the need for a place to detain enemy combatants unfortunately will not go away any time soon system of unquestionably, we need a facility like guantanamo. as we engage an enemy with no respect for borders, we must not move them to our maximum security prisons while the courts determine how we should legally proceed. for our nation's security, i implore you to vote no on this amendment. thank you, mr. c

mr. coffman. couple of things one, there is a proposal in the hopper i think as you know that would require all people coming out of military service to go through the gi bill education track as part of their tap program. we think that's really important that they have that initial exposure to the importance of education and training opportunities that the gi bill affords. another aspect of this issue, i believe, is that dod is gradually moving forward with getting service members, civilian credentials and licensing in fields that they're getting trained on, on active duty. that's extremely important so that they will have more options when they come out the door. if you're an avianics repairman you should be able to get the civilian license before you leave so you have that option moving forward. there is a number of other things we recommended in our statement. thank you. >> sir if i may. may a dress thati address that, sir? >> our members are using the gi bill at an incredible rate. i think wha

mr. coffman. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. coffman: thank you, mr. chairman. i rise to oppose this amendment. in march of 2014, the director of national intelligence reported that 29% of detainees released from guantanamo bay have engaged or were suspected of resuming their roles as terrorists. those who remain in guantanamo are the quote, worst of the worst, unquote, so it is safe to presume that if released, an even higher percentage of them will remain a threat to our national security. i struggle to understand why we would close the fwauntaun moe pay bayh detention camp only to finance the incarceration of enemy combatants within the united states. the need for a place to detain enemy combatants unfortunately will not go away any time soon system of unquestionably, we need a facility like guantanamo. as we engage an enemy with no respect for borders, we must not move them to our maximum security prisons while the courts determine how we should legally proceed. for our nation's security, i implore you to vote no on this amendment. thank you, mr. c

mr. coffman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. coffman: i'm here today to ask my esteemed colleagues to stand with me in declaring, let our dreamers serve. let the young men and women who were brought here as children through no fault of their own, serve their country. let them serve the country that educated them let them serve the kibtry they love. their ability to serve benefits us all. it povidse an expanded pool of willing and capable applicants helping to uphold and even increase the rigorous standards to enlist in our military. the army recently tripled it pool of immigrant applicants and dreamers should be part of that pool. to those who claim that this is amnesty i have a simple message. as a marine corps combat veteran, i can assure you paris island ain't amnesty. as my late father a career soldier, told me, serving your nation in uniform is the highest expression of american citizenship from german immigrants serving in valley forge to over 100,000 who have been naturalized through the military since 2002, immigrants hav

mr. coffman: memorial day is a day to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation.elite member of war far group one, jason courts distinguished himself consistently throughout his life and during his short military career. hailing from highlands ranch colorado he, graduated from the university of denver. most recently jason set himself apart when he was selected as the honor man of his basic underwater demolition seal class. tragically, this true patriot and consummate professional gai his life in defense of our nation when he died during a training accident on april -- on march 18, 2015. on this memorial day, please join me and the family of jason courts to pause and reflect on the ultimate sacrifices that warriors like jason have made to uphold all that we value as a nation. thank you mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. engel: thank you, mr. speaker. may is senior me